Just as I suspected. On the other hand:
"President Obama spoke to
a group of U.S. servicemen and women and veterans at a military base in Langley, VA Thursday morning. The President said that supporting the men and women who risked their lives for this country is “not a Democratic responsibility, or a Republican responsibility, it is an American Responsibility.
The President was there to drum up support for his American Jobs Act, particularly the provision to give a tax credit to employers who hire a veteran and a bigger one if they hire a disabled veteran.
“When I proposed this to a joint session of Congress,” the President said, “members of Congress on both sides of the aisle stood up an applauded. When the Senate votes on this, we expect votes from both Democrats and Republicans,”
he said to the cheering crowd.
Obama: Supporting Veterans is an American obligation - National economic policy | Examiner.com
"With the passage of H.R. 674, The VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 by a unanimous vote, it seems like that perhaps Congress will continue to address the needs of the veteran community.
The bill, championed for a long time by veterans’ groups such as Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and the Veterans of Foreign Wars-USA, was born from a combination of provisions from two other acts. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the Chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and her counterpart in the House, Representative Jeff Miller (R-FL) were both considering bills that would address the unemployment problem. The bills were combined and President Obama sweetened the deal by offering a tax credit for hiring a veteran, almost doubled if the veteran is disabled."
"This bill and its unanimous passing may be because Congress is compelled to help the veterans’ community.
Or perhaps it is because of the relentless lobbying done on behalf of veterans by groups like IAVA and VFW."
What's in the Veteran's Jobs Bill? | veteranjournal.com